Climate Change

Climate change is widely recognized as one of the gravest threats to the diversity of life. Actions we take today will determine the ability of plant and animals species to adapt to changing climatic conditions. NatureServe is applying data, decision-support tools, and network expertise to help understand how biodiversity will respond to the climates of the future.

The NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index translates research into guidelines that enable practitioners and policy-makers to identify emerging and anticipated threats to biodiversityProductStandards & Methods

The manager’s guide summarizes the RVAA approach, provides insights into how the process can inform and support management decisions, and lays out key components to identify in planning and understanding an RVAA.PublicationScientific Report2012U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The purpose of Tools for Coastal Climate Adaptation Planning is to provide coastal natural resource managers and community planners with the information necessary to select appropriate tools for their climate-related planning projects.PublicationScientific Report2013NatureServe

This assessment of development and climate-change threats to the Sheldon-Hart National Wildlife Refuge complex can be used to shape strategies for refuge planning within a larger landscape contextPublicationScientific Report2011U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service